Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border — No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies — Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies …

Breaking Free of Outlook — I recently moved to a new office and found that I couldn't send mail via Microsoft Outlook. I've had this same problem in different locations. I've been told that it depends on the ISP settings and it is easy to fix by contacting the ISP.

Time For Apple To Get Serious About Apple TV (AAPL) — Apple executives continue to refer to their Apple TV set-top box business as a “hobby” — which is a polite word for “failure.” Time for that to change: If Steve Jobs wants to make a serious run at owning our living room's “digital hub …

About Security Update 2008-005 — This document describes Security Update 2008-005, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads. — For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until …

PayPal Denies $450 of Unauthorized Charges — On my birthday last Saturday, I received a “present” I wish I never had. Due to some lax security policies that Apple has thankfully since updated, someone was able to use my birth date to obtain my iTunes password, and get into my account.

Jerry Yang prepares for showdown with Yahoo investors — Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang faces another test of his leadership today as he prepares for a showdown with angry investors at the company's annual general meeting. — He will have to quell a rebellion from shareholders who believe …

Don't Cry for Us, Silicon Valley — Despite the media's anxiety about fallen female executives, women are actually advancing in high technology — There are so few women running technology companies that when one steps down, it's inevitable that we women in Silicon Valley will be confronted …

China opens crack in Great Firewall for Olympic press — It's closed! It's open! It's closed! It's open again! The Chinese government has once again agreed to open the Internet for press during the Olympic Games, apparently after being pressured by the International Olympic Committee …

Sun profits evaporate as darkness falls on US economy — Investors run despite $1bn share buyback promise — Sun promised to buy back $1bn worth of shares from stockholders today as it announced static revenues and a slump in fourth quarter profits. — Revenues came in at $3.78bn …

Internet industry whiz Jonathan Miller in high demand — The venture capitalist is known for his shrewd judgment and deft handling of complex challenges. — SAN FRANCISCO — For 18 hours each week, Internet investor Jonathan Miller studies tai chi in New York with legendary master Ren Guang-Yi …

Mommy bloggers — Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley — The message was loud. It was clear. It was simple. — “Take the money.” — Spelling it out was Gina Garrubbo, executive vice president of BlogHer, which claims to be the biggest online community for women who blog.